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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund declares $0.105 dividend

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) declares $0.105/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.68%Payable April 15; for shareholders of record March 31; ex-div March 30.See MSD Dividend

Mutual Funds Bleed $469 Billion as ETFs Triumph in Zero-Sum 2020

COVID-19 Accelerates Trends In Emerging Markets' Corporate Debt

The transition to a greener economy is evident, and the rise of ESG as an important framework to analyze material non-financial factors has proven its worth.Increasing tensions between China and the U.S. may lead to further regionalization of the world.All in, while the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly tested the EM corporate asset class, issuers in our universe have performed well and the asset class has shown maturity and resilience.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: October 4, 2020

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 17 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week.Markets rebound, led by commodities.MLPs are the highest-yielding CEF sector.

Emerging Market Bonds: Part Of A Resilient Portfolio?

Despite a growing economic and technological decoupling between China and the West, the financial divide is actually shrinking.China's bond market - now the second largest in the world - has seen increased foreign participation, especially in its government bond market, where foreign ownership now exceeds 9%, up from a negligible level just a few years ago.The unknowns of the post-COVID-19 landscape demand greater attention to portfolio construction, and investors may wish to consider alternative paths to a more efficient portfolio and a diversified stream of returns.

MSD: Interesting Closed-End Fund At A 15% Discount To Net Asset Value With A 4.45% Distribution

I like to go over closed-end funds and look for attractive discounts to net asset value.Other factors I weigh are portfolio, the manager, leverage and the distributions.It gets most interesting if there's a potential catalyst to narrow down a substantial discount to net asset value.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund declares $0.11 dividend

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) declares $0.11/share quarterly dividend, 12.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.10.Forward yield 5.04%Payable Oct. 15; for shareholders of record Sept. 30; ex-div Sept.